Medicine

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XXX

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2. Enjoying the Struggle

   • Michael E. DeBakey, J. Willis Hurst

   Pages 1-56

3. Reading: Keeping Current

   • Eugene Braunwald, Philip A. Tumulty, Bobby R. Alford, William W. Parmley, Norton J. Greenberger, Robert J. Luchi et al.

   Pages 57-121

4. Evidence-based Medicine

   • R. Brian Haynes

   Pages 123-143

5. Medical Information Technology: An Instrument for Learning

   • Joshua Lederberg, George D. Lundberg

   Pages 145-189

6. The Medical Library

   Pages 191-199

7. The Collegial Network

   Pages 201-216

8. Learning from Formal Consultations

   Pages 217-226

9. Formal Courses and Conferences

   • David A. Davis, Catherine D. DeAngelis

   Pages 227-254

10. Learning by Teaching

    Pages 255-265

11. Analysis of Practice

    • A. McGehee Harvey

    Pages 267-295

12. Social, Ethical, and Economic Problems in Medicine

    • C. Rollins Hanlon

    Pages 297-309

13. The Physician-Patient Relationship, Physical Examination, and New Procedures

    • Steven G. Clemenson, Sherman M. Mellinkoff

    Pages 311-338

14. “Medical Errors” and Other Problems in Practice Unrelated to Medical Knowledge

    • Don Harper Mills

    Pages 339-358

15. Organized Medicine and Lifelong Learning

    • Dennis K. Wentz

    Pages 371-383

16. Women Physicians

    • Nora Goldschlager, E. Connie Mariano

    Pages 385-415

17. Professionalism

    • Jordan J. Cohen

    Pages 417-435

18. Back Matter

    Pages 437-474

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Since 1987 this book has helped and inspired physicians at all stages of their careers to get the most out of their professional and personal lives. Phil R. Manning and Lois DeBakey are pre-eminent medical educators, who seek, in their own work and through this book, to redirect the focus of continuing medical education from the classroom to more creative methods. Their approach is based on the physician's specific clinical practice, thus making continuing medical education more likely to improve patient care. Manning and DeBakey have completely revised and updated this second edition to reflect significant changes in how master physicians use information technology to keep abreast of exploding new medical information. This edition also addresses how professionals are coping with changes in the practice of medicine effected by managed care. All -new Reflections and Personal Essays from some of the most important names in medicine provide perspicacity, wisdom, and above all practical insight into the many facets of medical practice. Through the eyes of these celebrated figures, readers will find ways of making their work both more effective and more enjoyable. This one-of-a-kind book will fascinate physicians, residents, and medical students seeking to preserve and enhance their passion for medicine.

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In Praise of the Second Edition:

"It is always a challenging task to improve on a superb work. Yet this is what these two masters of medical education and literacy have achieved by thoughtful revision of original text and the addition of two highly pertinent chapters. Manning is an acknowledged pioneer in innovative medical education, while DeBakey has been epitomized as the doyenne of literacy in American medicine." (Robert H. Moser, MD, MACP Executive Vice President, Emeritus American College of Physicians)

"Lifelong learning to enhance patient care should be a primary goal for physicians. This... .is the prescription for just that [and] should be required reading for any physician dedicated to their profession." (Steven J. Phillips, MD President, American Society for Artificial Internal Organs)

"[T]he authors, along with prominent physiciansÆ personal essays, capture the enduring and rewarding values of our profession. The numerous approaches to a successful and rewarding professional life in medicine are masterfully discussed by the authors." (Robert J. Joynt, MD, PhD Distinguished University Professor, Professor of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center)

• Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles

  Phil R. Manning

• Baylor College of Medicine, Houston

  Lois DeBakey

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